Arcos Albacete Basket (LEB Silver) signed 23-year old Canadian-Congolese guard Kevin Zabo (188-95, college: Kent State). He played recently at St. John's Edge in Canadian NBL. The last season Zabo played at Kent State University in NBA where in 33 games he had 12.9ppg, 3.2rpg, 2.4apg and 1.0spg. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in MAC East Division. They also advanced to the league semifinals. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Zabo's college team won MAC Tournament in 2017. He was also voted Eurobasket.com All-World Championships U17 3rd Team back in 2012. Zabo represented Canada at the World Championships U17 in Kaunas (Lithuania) seven years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 12.9ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.8apg, 1.5spg, FGP: 47.8%, 3PT: 19.4%, FT: 73.1%. Zabo graduated from Kent State in 2018 and it is his first season as a professional player.
Igualatorio Cantabria Estela Santander (LEB Silver) agreed terms with 27-year old Canadian swingman Taevaunn Prince (191-98kg-91, college: Missouri Southern State). He played last season at Bierzo Fitness Dentomedic CDP Ponferrada in the EBA. In 29 games he had very impressive stats: 22.2ppg, 5.7rpg, 3.4apg and 1.3spg. Prince helped them to win the group title. A very spectacular season in his career as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish EBA 1st Team and League Player of the Week.... [read more]
Igualatorio Cantabria Estela Santander (LEB Silver) agreed terms with 27-year old Canadian swingman Taevaunn Prince (191-98kg-91, college: Missouri Southern State). He played last season at Bierzo Fitness Dentomedic CDP Ponferrada in the EBA. In 29 games he had very impressive stats: 22.2ppg, 5.7rpg, 3.4apg and 1.3spg. Prince helped them to win the group title. A very spectacular season in his career as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish EBA 1st Team and League Player of the Week. He has played also professionally in Germany (Elchingen). Prince attended Missouri Southern State until 2016 and it will be his fourth season as a professional player.
Nick Nurse named head coach, Gordie Herbert associate head coach of Senior Men's National Team - 2 days ago
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Canada Basketball announcedMonday that Nick Nurse has been named Head Coach of Canada's Senior Men's National Team ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. In addition, Gordon Herbert , who last coached Team Canada to a pair of victories during the second window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers, has been named Associate Head Coach and will be a member of Nurses' staff at the upcoming World Cup. Gordon Herbert will also coach Canada at the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qu... [read more]
Canada Basketball announcedMonday that Nick Nurse has been named Head Coach of Canada's Senior Men's National Team ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. In addition, Gordon Herbert , who last coached Team Canada to a pair of victories during the second window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers, has been named Associate Head Coach and will be a member of Nurses' staff at the upcoming World Cup. Gordon Herbert will also coach Canada at the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifiers which are set to begin in November. Nurse, 51, is currently the head coach of the Toronto Raptors, a position he has held since 2018, after serving as an assistant coach with the team the previous five seasons (2013-2018). This season, Nurse led the Raptors to their first NBA championship in franchise history. Nurse previously served as an assistant coach with host Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics. A native of Carroll, Iowa, Nurse played four seasons at the University of Northern Iowa and finished his career at the school's all-time 3-point percentage leader (.468). Following his playing career, he stayed on with the Panthers as an assistant coach for the 1989-90 season. After a one-year stint as a player-coach with the Derby Storm in the British Basketball League (BLL), Nurse transitioned to a full-time coach when he returned to Iowa as the head coach at Grand View University (1991-1993). At just 23 years old, Nurse was the youngest college basketball coach in the United States at that time. Following his time at Grand View, Nurse spent the next two season as an assistant coach University of South Dakota Coyotes (1993-95) before returning to the BBL in 1995. Over the course of 11 seasons as a head coach in the BBL with the Birmingham Bullets (1995-96), Manchester Giants (1998-2000), London Towers (2000-01) and Brighton Bears (2000-06), Nurse captured two league championships with Birmingham in 1996 and in 2000 with the Giants. After leading Manchester to their first BBL title in program history, Nurse was named Coach of the Year in 2000 and again following the 2003-04 season with Brighton. Nurse returned home to Iowa where he became the first head coach of the Iowa Energy (2007-11) for their inaugural D-League (now NBA G League) season. Just three seasons later, he led the Energy to the best record in the league (37-13) and 2010-11 D-League championship. Nurse was rewarded for his efforts with the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year Award. The following season Nurse joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and helped the team capture their second title in franchise history in 2012-13. Nurse is the only coach to lead two different teams to an NBA G League Championship and was selected as head coach of the NBA G League All-Stars three times. Last season, Gordon Herbert , 60, was head coach of the German BBL club Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt, a position he has held since 2013. In addition to the Qualifiers, Gordon Herbert also served as an assistant coach with Canada's Senior Men's National Team at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. Internationally, Gordon Herbert has also been head coach of Finland's U18 team (1995-97, 2010) and the Georgian national team (2005-07). After attending college at the University of Idaho (1979-1981), Gordon Herbert enjoyed a 12-year playing career in Finland. In 1994, the Penticton, British Columbia native transitioned into coaching, and spent several seasons coaching in Finland's Korisliiga with Korihait (1994-96) and Espoon Honka (1996-99). Gordon Herbert spent one season in Austria coaching the Oberwart Gunners (1999-00) and was named Austrian League Coach of the Year after leading the team to a 21-7 regular season record. After one season with s.Oliver Wuerzburg (2000-01), Gordon Herbert became head coach of the Skyliners (2001-04), leading the team to their only Basketball Bundesliga title in program history during the 2003-04 season. Following his time as an assistant coach with Team Canada, Gordon Herbert became head coach of Paris Basket Racing (2004-06) before joining Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez (2006-07). In his only season with Elan Bearnais, Gordon Herbert led the team to their third French Cup and only French Super Cup title in the 111 year history of the team. Following one year in Greece with Aris Basketball Club (2007-08), Gordon Herbert returned to Canada and spent the 2008-09 season as an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors. He rejoined Espoon Honka in 2009 and helped the team capture the Finnish Basketball Cup for just the second time since it was founded in 1968. The next year he returned to the Skyliners before joining Alba Berlin for the 2011-12 season. Since 2013, Gordon Herbert has been head coach of Fraport and became the first Canadian to be named BBL Coach of the Year (2016) after he led the Skyliners to a victory in the inaugural FIBA Europe Cup championship. As a player, Gordon Herbert has represented Canada on several occasions including a fourth-place finish at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, as well as the 1986 FIBA World Championship. Gordon Herbert was also a member of the Canadian team that won a gold medal at the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, Alta. The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China (Aug. 31-Sept. 15, 2019) will be the biggest edition of FIBA's flagship event with a record 32 participating teams playing 92 games over 16 days. Canada is in Group H along with Senegal, Lithuania and Australia for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. For the first time, the FIBA Basketball World Cup will qualify seven teams directly for the following year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Canada must finish either first or second in the Americas zone to earn a direct berth. Courtesy of: basketball.ca
Guelph Nighthawks (CEBL) inked 26-year old Canadian international guard Connor Wood (193-90kg-93, college: Carleton). He played most recently at Quimper UJAP in French ProB. In 7 games he averaged 8.9ppg, 1.9rpg and 1 [read more]
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Guelph Nighthawks (CEBL) inked 26-year old Canadian international guard Connor Wood (193-90kg-93, college: Carleton). He played most recently at Quimper UJAP in French ProB. In 7 games he averaged 8.9ppg, 1.9rpg and 1.4apg last season. Wood also played for Uni Baskets (ProA) in German league where in 28 games he had 12.7ppg, 2.6rpg and 2.9apg. A very good season in his career as he was selected to Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Pro A Honorable Mention. Among other achievements his college team won CIS Tournament for five years in a row (between 2013 and 2017). Wood received also CIS All-Canadian Player of the Year award and CIS All-Canadian 1st Team award in 2017. He represented Canada at the World University Games in Taipei (Taiwan) two years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 15.0ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.1apg, 1.0spg, FGP: 54.5%, 3PT: 40.0%, FT: 85.7%. Wood attended Carleton University until 2018 and it will be his second season in pro basketball.
Top University of Ottawa alumni playing currently pro basketball - 5 months ago
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Gee-Gees alumni, who are currently playing in pro basketball.
Johnny Berhanemeskel (6'2''-G-92). He could not help Zaragoza (8-8) to beat Real Madrid (12-4) in the Spanish Liga Endesa.
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Gee-Gees alumni, who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1.Johnny Berhanemeskel (6'2''-G-92, graduated '15, plays pro in Spain). He could not help Zaragoza (8-8) to beat Real Madrid (12-4) in the Spanish Liga Endesa.
Berhanemeskel recorded 9 points in only 14 minutes.
But Zaragoza was edged 98-96 on the road by the higher-ranked Real Madrid (#3).
This season Berhanemeskel averages 8.4ppg, 1.5rpg and 1.4apg.
#2.Adam Presutti (6'2''-PG-92, graduated '17, plays in Slovakia) was not able to help Nova Ves in their game against Handlova (6-14) in the Slovakian SBL.
He recorded 7 points.
Nova Ves lost 84-88 on the opponent's court to the one of league's weakest teams (#8) Handlova.
This year Presutti averages 8.4ppg, 1.8rpg and 2.5apg in 18 games he played so far.
He has also Italian passport.
#3.Caleb Agada (6'4''-G-94, graduated '17, currently in Spain) was not able to secure a victory for Melilla Baloncesto (10-7) in their game against Ourense (10-7) in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division). It was not Agada's best game last Saturday.
He scored only 3 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 13 minutes.
Melilla Baloncesto was defeated 68-60 on the opponent's court by the lower-ranked Ourense (#7).
It was Melilla Baloncesto's first loss after three consecutive victories.
It's Agada's first season with the team.
Agada has relatively good stats this year 10.1ppg, 5.6rpg, 1.9apg and 2.3spg.
He has also Nigerian citizenship.
#4.Jean Emmanuel Pierre-Charles (6'8''-F-93, graduated '18, plays pro in Spain) couldn't help Araberri (5-12) in their game against Leyma Basquet (2-11) in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division). Pierre-Charles' contribution was not very remarkable in Friday's game.
He scored only 2 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
Araberri lost 82-96 in Coruna to the higher-ranked (#13) Leyma Basquet.
It was Araberri's fourth consecutive loss in a row.
It's Pierre-Charles' first season with the team.
This year Pierre-Charles averages 4.6ppg and 4.8rpg in 17 games.
#5.Terry Thomas (6'4''-G/F-91, graduated '14, plays in Canada) couldn't help the Halifax Hurricanes (10-9) in their game last Saturday. Despite his very good performance the Halifax Hurricanes (#3) were edged 114-111 in Moncton by the leading Magic.
Thomas was the top scorer with 29 points. He also added 7 rebounds in 40 minutes.
This season Thomas averages 4.6ppg and 4.8rpg.
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Top Carleton University alumni playing currently pro basketball - 6 months ago
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Ravens alumni, who are currently playing in pro basketball.
Kaza Kajami-Keane (6'1''-PG-94) led Zwolle to a victory over the league outsider Weert in the Dutch Eredivisie in Sunday night's game.
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#1.Kaza Kajami-Keane (6'1''-PG-94, graduated '17, plays pro in Holland) led Zwolle to a victory over the league outsider Weert (2-12) 84-69 in the Dutch Eredivisie in Sunday night's game.
He was MVP of the game. Kajami-Keane recorded 27 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals in 31 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his second season in pro basketball. Landstede Basketbal Zwolle (14-0) is placed first in the Eredivisie.
So far his team won all fourteen games in the Regular Season.
Kajami-Keane has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 18.7ppg, 5.3rpg, 3.5apg and 3.3spg in 13 games he played so far.
#2.Thomas Scrubb (6'6''-F-91, graduated '15, plays in Italy) was the main contributor in a 3-point Openjobmetis Varese's victory against the closely-ranked Banco di Srd (1-1) 90-87 in the FIBA Europe Cup last Wednesday.
Scrubb was MVP of the game. He scored 19 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
It was the game of the round between two top 2 ranked teams in group K. Openjobmetis Varese (2-0) is placed first.
There are only four games left until the end of the FIBA Europe Cup Second Stage. So now every game will be critical.
It's Scrubb's first season with the team.
Scrubb has relatively good stats this year 13.1ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.1apg.
He has also Canadian citizenship.
#3.Philip Scrubb (6'3''-G-92, graduated '15, currently in Russia), who plays in Russia could not help Zenit Sankt Petersburg in their last game. Despite Scrubb's very good performance the third-placed Zenit Sankt Petersburg was edged 84-81 on the road by the lower-ranked (#3) ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket in the group H of Eurocup.
He was the top scorer with 18 points in 24 minutes.
It's Scrubb's first season with the team.
Scrubb has relatively good stats this year 13.2ppg, 2.7rpg, 3.0apg and 1.1spg in 10 games.
He has also British nationality.
#4. Experienced Aaron Doornekamp (6'7''-F-85, graduated '09, plays pro in Spain) contributed to a Valencia Basket's victory against the 13th-ranked Burgos (5-8) 87-77 in the Spanish Liga Endesa in Saturday night's game.
Doornekamp scored 9 points.
Valencia Basket (7-4) is placed fifth in the Liga Endesa.
It was his team's sixth consecutive victory in a row.
This season Doornekamp averages 4.9ppg, 3.2rpg and 1.7apg.
He has also Dutch passport.
#5.Connor Wood (6'4''-G-93, graduated '18, plays in Germany) helped Uni Baskets Paderborn win their game against the closely-ranked Nuernberg (7-7) 77-69 in the German ProA (second division) last Sunday.
Wood scored 10 points in 24 minutes.
Uni Baskets Paderborn (2-6) is placed ninth in the ProA.
Wood has relatively good stats this year 12.2ppg, 2.3rpg and 2.7apg in 15 games.
#6.Joe Rocca (6'4''-G, graduated '17, currently in Slovakia) was not able to help Nova Ves in their game against Inter Bratislava in the Slovakian SBL.
He scored 8 points.
His team was crushed by 39 points 105-66.
Rocca has relatively good stats this season 12.7ppg and 3.8rpg.
#7.Ryan Ejim (6'7''-F-93, graduated '17, plays pro in Spain) helped Gijon Basket win their game against the leader Culleredo 82-63 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) in Saturday night's game.
He had a double-double by scoring 14 points and getting 18 rebounds. Ejim also added 3 assists and 5 blocks in 32 minutes.
Ejim has very impressive stats this year 17.2ppg, 10.7rpg and 1.9apg in 10 games.
#8.Guillaume Boucard (6'6''-F-90, graduated '16, plays in Canada) managed to help St. John's Edge to win against the Island Storm 123-116 in the NBL Canada last Sunday.
He scored only 2 points.
This season Boucard has very high stats. He averages 17.2ppg, 10.7rpg and 1.9apg.
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Top Ryerson College alumni playing currently pro basketball - 6 months ago
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We bring you last week's top former Rams players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
Aaron Best (6'4''-G-92) could not help MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (2-7) in their game last Wednesday. Despite his good performance MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg was defeated 82-76 on the road by the second-ranked Sidig [read more]
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We bring you last week's top former Rams players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1.Aaron Best (6'4''-G-92, graduated '16, plays pro in Germany) could not help MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (2-7) in their game last Wednesday. Despite his good performance MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg was defeated 82-76 on the road by the second-ranked Sidigas AV.
Best scored 10 points in 17 minutes.
It's Best's first season with the team.
This year he averages 7.6ppg, 2.6rpg and 1.1spg.
#2.Jahmal Jones (6'0''-PG-91, graduated '15, plays in Slovakia) was not able to help Prievidza in their game against Nova Ves (6-10) in the Slovakian SBL, despite his very good performance in Wednesday night's game.
Jones was the second best scorer with 17 points. He also added 5 rebounds.
But Prievidza lost 73-80 in Nova Ves to the lower-ranked (#6) Nova Ves.
It was Prievidza's first loss after three consecutive victories.
Jones has relatively good stats this year 12.8ppg, 3.4rpg, 2.8apg and 1.4spg in 16 games he played so far.
#3.Adika Peter-McNeilly (6'3''-G-93, graduated '17, currently in Germany) was not able to secure a victory for Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (1-9) in their game against Deutsche Bank Skyliners (4-6) in the German BBL.
He scored only 4 points in 18 minutes.
Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels was defeated 95-89 in Frankfurt by the higher-ranked Deutsche Bank Skyliners (#12).
It was Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels' fourth consecutive loss in a row.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
It's Peter-McNeilly's first year with the team.
This season Peter-McNeilly averages 6.2ppg, 2.6rpg, 2.0apg and 1.4spg.
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